Make More Happy is a collection of knit products for women. The collection includes the perfect fall/winter accessories; earwarmers, toques, cowls + scarves. Our designs range from fitted, loose-fit to oversized to fit your style. We use 100% Merino wool for its durability and softness (and non-itchyness!) to keep you warm + cozy all season. All pieces are designed and handknit in Vancouver, BC..

May 19 Speeding Down

We’ve all been there. You’re standing in front of your dryer holding the shirt that you just bought last week and wondering why it looks out-of-shape, and then realizing that you shouldn’t have put it in the dryer cause you bought it from Forever21 and everyone knows, that you can’t put Forever21 items in the dryer. So where does it go? For me, an bottomless pile, donation bin, or the garbage. Don’t you feel cheated? Was the price worth it for the couple times that you wore it?

I’ve been in that place so many times, enough to realize that I NEED SOME QUALITY T-SHIRTS; so I don’t look like I live in a house of moths (and yarn). T-shirts that I don’t need to hand-wash or dry-clean; one’s that I can easily throw in the wash. Until I started this search, I had no idea what slow fashion was, why organic cotton matters and what “eco” and “sustainability” mean to me.

Fast fashionThis term refers to big fashion retailers who manufacture the latest trend as quick and as cheap as possible to allow mainstream consumers to take advantage of the current styles at a lower price.

SLOW FASHION > FAST FASHION

Slow fashion means:

buying less

higher quality garments; place quality over quantity.

designed and created to last

caring for the environment

caring for your community

It’s not to say that you can’t buy extras that we don’t need *but want” but start thinking about how that product was made, was it designed to last more than a season, will it add to our lives rather than something that goes into a bottomless pile?

I don’t think it’s about living by a set of rules (ie, the capsule closet) but simply to make the decision to be conscious with our choices and make thoughtful purchases that enrich the quality of our lives emotionally, mentally and physically.

Interested in learning more about slow fashion? Check out Slow Fashioned for awesomely curated info and resources.

And just to be devil’s advocate, our next post will be in the defense of fast fashion.

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The FW18 Ucluelet Collection will be available starting in September 2018. The exciting new ad campaign features model Kristina Terentyeva shot by Henny Hwang. The backdrop for the shoot is the scenery of Ucluelet BC.

More pictures will be released soon- in the meantime, follow along on Instagram as our new adventure unfolds.